Leslie Jones (comedian)
Annette “Leslie” Jones is an American comedian and actress. She was a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019. Jones was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
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Annette “Leslie” Jones is an American comedian and actress. She was a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019. In 2017 and 2018, Jones was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on SNL. Jones was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Jones has been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime. Jones starred in Ghostbusters as Patty Tolan. In 2014, Jones appeared in Chris Rock’s directorial debut, Top Five; Rock has said a follow-up is in the works. In 2015, Apatow and Amy Schumer wrote a part for Jones, specifically seeing her in Top Five.
In 2016, she appeared in the movie Master Posos Reposos, starring in which she played the role of a woman who wants to be a dominatrix. She also starred in the TV series The Goldbergs, which she also wrote and starred in. Jones is a member of the board of directors of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She is also the president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. She has a brother, Rodney Keith Jones, who is also a stand-up comedian. Jones also has a daughter, Kaitlin, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and a son, Roderick, who lives in New York City. Her brother is a professional basketball player and has played for the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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